Considering positive investment themes when making investment decisions is important at Castlefield. We believe responsible business practices, along with sustainable products and services, will allow companies to produce better investment returns over the long term.
Our ten positive themes provide a framework for assessing the positive credentials of any individual investment.
Below are a few example holdings to demonstrate how these positive themes works in practice. You can filter the results to see which sustainable theme investments contribute to and click through for more information on the stock.
Medica
Medica is the market leader in the UK and Ireland in teleradiology. Teleradiology involves the transmission and display of radiological images, such as CT scans and X-Rays, to a different location to the clinical setting in which the image was taken.
Medica, whose shares we hold in our CFP Castlefield Sustainable UK Smaller Companies Fund, is the market leader in the UK and Ireland in teleradiology. Teleradiology involves the transmission and display of radiological images, such as CT scans and X-Rays, to a different location to the clinical setting in which the image was taken. The company, which began life in 2004 as a small business above a flower shop, now has a global network of over 450 GMC-registered radiology professionals who review and report back on Plain Film X-Rays, CT scans and MRI scans to offer diagnostic support to clinicians working in around 100 NHS Trusts as well as in private healthcare facilities. Medica’s mission is to support doctors and the NHS in providing better outcomes for patients.
Inspiration Healthcare
Inspiration Healthcare Group plc is a global supplier of medical technology for critical care, operating theatre and home healthcare applications. A fully integrated medical technology company with a focus on the neonatal intensive care market.
1 in 10 babies are born prematurely. Inspiration Healthcare aims to become the largest neonatal provider in the U.K.
Some of the company’s positive values and successes are as follows:
Accell Group
Accell Group makes bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories and are the European market leader in e-bikes and second largest in bicycle parts and accessories.
Sonova Holding
Sonova develops and markets hearing care solutions in two segments – hearing instruments and cochlear implants
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